MIX is a baseball manga by Adachi Mitsuru, set 30 years after the Touch Koshien championship. The story revolves around Tachibana Touma and Souichirou, brothers who were classmates and have the exact same birthday. The two form a battery and aim to reach Koshien at Meisei Academy, which has become a weak school. Of course, there are also heroines like Minami. One of them is Tachibana Otomi, Touma's sister-in-law. In this article, we'll introduce the main character, Tachibana Touma.
Tachibana Touma's Personality
Unusually for a high school student these days, Touma doesn't seem to own a cell phone. He has a strong competitive spirit, and while his baseball skills were originally quite inferior to Soichiro's, he steadily improved through hard practice. While Touma isn't particularly good at studying, he once placed fifth in his grade during a test against his classmate Komakosaku, after Otomi was brought up as a comparison. Even when he picks fights with his older brother Soichiro, Soichiro always manages to keep things under control, preventing any serious consequences. He tends to get excited when surrounded by large groups of people.
Touma Tachibana's Parents
His father is Eisuke Tachibana. He is a former baseball club member and three years younger than Tatsuya Uesugi, the protagonist of Touch. He was a pitcher, but was always a substitute. Keiichi Sawai enrolled as the ace pitcher. This Keiichi Sawai is the biological father of Soichiro and Otomi. In the final tournament of his third year, he took the mound as pitcher in place of an injured Sawai, and fought well but ultimately lost. Touma's biological mother passed away when he was three years old. He was a softball pitcher who was a national runner-up. His current mother is Mayumi Tachibana, who remarried Eisuke. Although he seems completely ignorant about baseball, he dotes on Touma like his own son.
Tachibana Touma's Brother
Tachibana Souichirou
Souichirou is Touma's stepbrother. Before entering middle school, they constantly competed to see who would become the ace pitcher. However, at present, Souichirou is the catcher and Touma is the pitcher. When asked by the coach if he wanted to become a pitcher, Souichirou seems to recognize Touma's abilities, as he said it would be difficult to beat him. She provides solid leadership and acts as a team leader, always thinking about the entire team.
Tachibana Otomi
Touma's step-sister, Otomi is one year younger than him. When she first met him, she was introverted and didn't even try to get close to him. It took her a month to get used to him. She's a member of the brass band, and her dream is to play the cheer song for Soichiro and Touma at Koshien. It seems that Otomi has feelings for Touma. She often appears in the reader-friendly swimsuit episodes. It will be interesting to see how their relationship develops.
Touma Tachibana, a Man Who Loves His Sister
Meeting
Touma and Otomi became step-siblings after their parents remarried. When they first met, Touma was shy. Touma bought her a small stuffed animal at a festival. However, the shy Otomi shook it off. The stuffed animal became dirty. Feeling a little disappointed, Touma sprawled out in his sleep. Otomi arrived with the dirty stuffed animal in Touma's arms, sleeping with her head resting on his arm.
On a Snowy Day
Touma goes to pick up Otomi on a snowy day. Otomi asks him to carry her on his back. As they walk up a slope, Touma teaches her how to walk up a slope on a snowy day. Turns out, he tripped on the slope while picking her up, hurting his toe and leaving it covered in blood. When Otomi finds out, she bursts into tears, but Touma laughs at her.
Control
Touma's control has always been poor. After his fight with Soichiro, he and Otomi play catch. However, Otomi can't catch the ball. Touma learns to focus on control so he can throw the ball where he's positioned so he can play catch with her.
Is Tachibana Touma Popular?!
His older brother, Soichiro, often goes on dates with girls, but Touma doesn't seem to. However, it seems that Touma is actually popular. Since he doesn't have a cell phone, girls can't keep in touch with him. Recently, Soichiro has been asking for Touma's phone number. He has a handsome face, similar to Touch. And the baseball team is getting stronger. That's a lot of popularity, isn't it?
Tachibana Touma Introduction (Finally)
There may be a future romance between him and Otomi, and a renewed rivalry between him and Soichiro for the ace position on the baseball team. They're not twins, but brothers who share the same birthday. Will the two be able to take Otomi to Koshien? We can't wait to see what they do next!
